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Diocese Files Reorganization Plan, Establishing a Compensation Fund for Abuse Claims
Late last night, a plan of reorganization was filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Connecticut, to settle the Diocese’s Chapter 11 reorganization case. The reorganization process has been ongoing since July 2021, when the Diocese filed for bankruptcy protection. Sin...

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‘Catholics Got Talent’: Competition Invites Musicians to Promote Zeal for the Eucharist
Catholic poets, composers, and songwriters are invited to participate in a competition in which the winning piece could be performed before 80,000 people at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesi...

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Faithful from Around the Diocese Gather to Honor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Led by the Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D. , priests, deacons, religious, and laypeople from around the Diocese of Norwich gathered at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick to honor the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. View Bishop Cote's remarks below.  

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The Chair: A Conversation About Our Cathedral
The Cathedral of St. Patrick, in typical gothic style, the interior has a real sense of being in a forest. Bundled columns that reach up and open like branches into ribs and clustered bosses on the ceiling that are reminiscent of foliage and the reinstatement of the garden, creating a salvific theme...

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Norwich
Knights of Columbus Honor Pope Emeritus Benedict
Blessed Michael McGivney Center Announces Tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Exhibit in New Haven Features Numerous Items Related to Papacy The Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center, operated by the Knights of Columbus at 1 State Street in New Haven, will feature a tribute to Pope Emeritu...

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Mass for Pope Benedict XVI is Jan. 14 at the Cathedral
Pope Benedict XVI returned to the house of our Heavenly Father on the morning of December 31, 2022.  We are all encouraged to join together with the Universal Church in Prayer for our late Holy Father on Saturday, January 14 at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick, celebrated ...

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The Chair: A Conversation About Our Diocese
The story of the faith in Norwich began under the anti-Catholic policies of early Puritan, New England. Grew rapidly with the Irish-Catholic immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century. And carries on today under the leadership of its current apostle, Bishop Michael R. Cote. Bishop Cote and the Cath...

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Norwich
Bishop Cote to Celebrate 5th Annual Young Adult Mass
On Sunday, January 22nd, St. Thomas Aquinas in Storrs is delighted to host Bishop Michael Cote for the 5th Annual Diocesan Young Adult Mass & Reception. All Young Adults (ages 18 - 39, single and married) are invited and encouraged to attend! Young Adults are welcome to invite friends to join us...

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USCCB President Reflects on the Death and Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI helped lead the Church to “a more profound love of truth and the mystery of God,” Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Saturday in reaction to the former pontiff’s death. “While we gr...

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A Busy Year for the Communications Ministry - Your Help is Needed
Dear Faithful Readers . . .  Once a year we appeal to your generosity to help defray the production costs of our print, online, and email newsletter editions of the Four County Catholic. This year is no exception. Please consider a donation to the Communication Ministry - Click Here to Gi...

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St. Patrick's Day Lenten Dispensation

Posted on March 16, 2023 in: News, Lent

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St. Patrick's Day Lenten Dispensation
Whereas, the disciplinary practice of abstaining from meat on the Fridays in Lent is an important dimension of the penitential nature of the season and applies to all Catholics who have reached the age of fourteen (canons 1251 and 1252); Whereas, this year the Feast of St. Patrick, March 17, falls on a Friday in Lent; Now therefore, in accord with canon 87 §1 of the Code of Canon Law, given the many celebrations that occur on this day in commemoration of St. Patrick, Principal Patron of the Diocese of Norwich and titular of the Cathedral, I hereby grant to all Ca...

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‘God Protected Me & the Virgin Mary Did Not Leave Me’
Mar 1, 2023 Only a few hours after Bassel Habkouk, a young Lebanese Catholic and father of two, arrived for a visit in Turkey on Feb. 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country and nearby Syria. Habkouk found himself trapped underneath the rubble of fallen buildings for 52 hours as a result of the devastating earthquake, which killed more than 50,000 people and injured many more with tens of thousands still missing and hundreds of thousands homeless, according to the Associated Press. Miraculously, Habkouk survived, and he recently shared with ACI MENA, ...

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Employment Opportunity for an Executive Assistant
Xavier High School in Middletown is looking for the right person to fill the position of Executive Assistant to the Headmaster and Principal. Details can be found HERE.   To view other job opportunities Click Here

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Continuing a Journey of Faith - The Rite of Election
The Rite of Election, held Feb. 26 at the Cathedral of St. Patrick, takes place each year on the first Sunday of Lent in churches and cathedrals throughout the world. During this rite, upon the witness of Godparents, sponsors and catechists, those gathered affirm their intention to join the Church as well as become full members of the Church.  Bishop Michel Cote accepts the elect on behalf of the whole diocese and affirms their desire to be members of the Church.  A celebration of faith in word and song took place to support the newe...

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Attorney General Grilled on Anti-Catholic Bias During Senate Hearing
March 1, 2023 Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday fielded questions from lawmakers regarding alleged anti-Catholic, anti-pro-life bias within the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In his responses to questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the attorney general called a now-retracted Richmond FBI memo that suggested investigating traditionalist Catholics for possible ties to domestic terrorists “appalling.” Garland also defended the DOJ and FBI during heated exchanges with Republicans over whether federal ag...

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Forgive them-The Video

Posted on March 21, 2023 in: News, Vocations

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Forgive them-The Video
Here is the video of how a misplaced homily created ripples that went on to work a miracle of God's grace for at least one family. Hopefully, sharing this will lead to more people realizing that life is too short to not forgive. If you haven't read the article in the Winter 2023 issue of the Four County Catholic magazine, we've included it below. The video can be found after the article. Forgive them, they know not what they do The words below are an edited transcript of a sermon given recently in the diocese. Whenever I’m giving a homi...

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